Reddit reviews Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time
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Actually I'm going to tell you NOT to start by altering your own clothes. It is actually easier to make something new than to alter clothing. I suggest you learn to sew from the following books: The Colette Sewing Handbook by Sarai Mitnik, the SEW Everything Workshop by Diana Rupp and Stitch by Stitch. All three of these books come with patterns for all sorts of projects. Once you graduate to some harder things, and especially if you are interested in sewing 1950s-inspired retro clothing, try Gerties New Book for Better Sewing By Gretchen Hirsch. This book has beautiful patterns and also helps with more couture techniques. Happy sewing!
When I got my first machine I got a book that had projects designed to help you learn techniques - so they get progressively more complicated as they go. There are many of these - the one I used was this one: http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Learning-Sew-Project-Time/dp/1440211612
If you don't want to buy something, your library certainly has or can get you through interlibrary loan something like this. I did the first few projects and then felt comfortable enough to branch out on my own. It was really helpful! Also youtube and pinterest have a lot of great resources.